Question 4 & 5

Question 3

Question 6

Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

When filming my preliminary task I identified that my framing work didn’t always fit as well as it could have. Also when watching it back I noticed some of camera movement was shaky. Since filming the preliminary task I believe I have improved my camera skills as I have been practicing the different types of shots. In my opinion the difference in the two tasks was a huge step up. As with the preliminary task I was able to film it within hours. Then I was able to edit it within 3 lessons. Although the actual planning of the task took about 2 weeks as I then decided what ideas would and wouldn’t work.


My overall editing of the preliminary task wasn’t as good as my final product due to it being one of the first times I had used the programme Adobe Premier. Although the programme is quite straightforward it can still be very time consuming. However learning to use the programme before taught me many new skills and helped me with my progress between the preliminary task and final product. Once I started editing it became easier as we went along. When deciding on my location for my preliminary “The Job “it was quite straight forward as I was able to use a variety of locations within the school environment. Also for my main product I was able to use a friend’s house for my opening sequence. My skills when creating my story board have also developed further as for the preliminary task there was fewer shots than my final product. The final product was also much more complex when deciding how to make sure each shot would fit within the frame. It was a lengthy process when trying to decide how long each shot would last for. Overtime I do think these skills have developed much more since my preliminary task as it includes allot more detail and descriptions in my final product. When completing both tasks I do feel I was a lot more relaxed in the preliminary task. Whereas the opening sequence I had to follow my story board step by step in order to ensure if fitted. I also had a much more detailed idea of what music I wanted to incorporate in order to give off the correct narrative. Although my final product included very little speech I still had a basic script that I had to stick to. The choices I have made are a lot more developed in my final product due to it being a lot longer and a harder task to create and opening sequence my main choices I made were the sound and the mise –en-scene. I believe these choices made did give me a better out come in my final product as in my first task I had a lot less knowledge on planning story boards and making sure everything fit better in the frames. Many improvements between the tasks are visible I believe, as the narrative is a lot more clear in my final product and the non-diegetic music added helps for it to be identified. Whereas in my preliminary the music included did fit but could have been a longer process of trial and error seeing what could have worked better in order to improve it. I feel from completing the preliminary process I learnt the appropriate skills in order to carry out my opening sequence. I feel it helped doing that task before as it helped me to develop my understanding of frame work and giving off the correct narrative. It also allowed me to practise the editing process and work out how the get the correct speed and transitions in. When presenting my first edit of my final product I had some positive feedback many people enjoyed the narrative of my film and the music included. Although the main criticism was that the framing could have been slightly better and less shaky. I was already aware of this but was still useful for my peers to enlighten me on their opinions. Many of them said they would have liked to view my film in the cinema.

Question 1 &2 from evaluation1995

main task ( not finished)

This week we have now been working on our idea for our main task. I have managaed to identify most aspects i want to include in my film opening. To help me do this we have watched many film openings with lesson time then taking detailed notes on what types of genre can do what to open their film also i have learnt how to make the opening very interesting to make many people want to know what happens yet.

• The film openings we have watched include:
• Stand by me directed by Rob Reiner in 1986
• The princess bride directed by Rob Reiner in 1987
• When harry met Sally directed by Rob Reiner in 1989
• Misery directed by Rob Reiner in 1990

case study

We have also been working on two different case studies including Inception and The Dark Knight Rises both with have been distrubuted by Warner Bros. We have been identifying the target audience and the genre. We have also been looking into how these two films have become such a success.

We then starting looking into how these films were marketed, distrubuted and consumed.
I then idenfitied the types of marketing that was used such as viral marketing. Also the different types of adverts used.We looked into the conventional marketing used such as: posters, magazines and trailers. Also the digital advertising such as: websites , social network sites, blogs , games and viral pop up adverts. We then looked into the strengths and difficulties with the types of marketing that was used.

We also did allot of research and a case study on the massive distrubution company Warner Bros.I identified that they are vertically and horizontally intergrated. They are also the only international film company that have a studio in the UK. I did secondary research on them and used many websites to build a case study on them.

Intergration

This week we have been learning about institutions and organizations. Identifying the difference between vertical intergration and horizontal intergration.
We learnt that vertical intergration is when a company owns lots of other companies which are responsible for different stages of the film.
Also that horizaontal intergration is when a compamny owns lots of companies who all do the same things one particular company who owns lots of film production companies.

Media theory representations of sexuality

In media theory we have been identifying representation of sexuality. we learned how to identify the definition of sexuality also the different definitions of gender. I also learnt about different Ideologies such as the dominant ideology. we also learnt about the theorist Hegemony. We then learnt about how homosexuality can be represented in the media. Also what stereotypes of homosexuality exsist in the media.We then went on to identify many TV dramas that include homosexuality within their story lines.

This allowed me to have an understanding of how things are represented and portrayed within the media.Also how much of it stills exisists.

pleminary tast

For my pleminary task where we have to create a 1 minute film of two people having a conversation. I then went on to decide the scene interior being day time. I think wrote my

narrative which included:The scene begins with a guy walking into the room with an over shoulder shot of him walking through the door with a brief case slams it on the table and opens it. The other guy is sat down. I created this idea as i believed it could be strong and powerful statement made and would be able to encouparte the match on action well.

I then continued by writing my script and desinging my story board. By including how long each shot would last for and what type of shot it was. I also included the dialogue and timing.

 

In todays lesson we were learnig about the representation of gender.
what does it mean to be defined as a certain gender. i came up with some sex traitsw(sex charcteristics)


 for example woman are steretypically seen as:

• caring
• selfless
• talkers
• emotional
• passive
• nurtering
• organised

And men are seen to be:

• powerfull
• masculine
• strong
• lazy
• dominant
• competettive
• agressive
• stubborn
• selfish

whne leanrning about these sex traits whe identified them in characters within a variety of film clips and how men and woman are made to be portrayed in certain story lines.

media theory

In todays lesson we were looking at the representation of sexuality in 'fingersmith' we discucssed the ways in which the extract from fingersmith representations of sexuality , using the following:

• camera anglesa and movements
• mise -en -scene
• sound
• editing

we then looked at these 4 factors and wrote down the dennotation and the connotation in each.
for example within the mise-en-secne the woman wore gowns,gloves ,big hats, blowses represents a sense of sophisticaton and how they are traditionally dressed for the age in which the film is set in.

For an exstension task we then had to create our own essay on the representation of sexuality in fingersmith. i learnt allot about representation of sexuality in this.

Today i have completed my story board with total of 11 shots. it took  me a while to finish as i wasnt sure how i wanted to portray my shots.  And to get the plot accross. My plot is two men and a mysterious briefcase with low key lighting i plan to start filming this week.

Media theory 3 American Beauty

In today's media theory we have learn different types of camera angles and movement we have been establishing he differences between long shots, medium shots and close ups. We have Within the camera movement we have been identifying low angle shots and high angle shots also learning the types of movement within tracking panning titling and zooming.

We watched the opening of the film American beauty made in (1999) we had to identify the denotation of the camera angles we identified many different angles of different characters for example high angle shot of the street.we then went on to take the denotation and create the connotation where we identify what it makes us think of and how makes us feel for example there is an over the shoulder shot in American beauty where there is an over the shoulder shot looking over at Caroline this shows the distance between them also representing that he is trapped behind the window and that they have no verbal communication. we then plan to move onto the camera movement mise-en-scene and sound whether being diegetic or non diegetic. 

We were then given bullets points of a film and had to create in our mind how we would film them certain things that took place before we were allowed to watch the begining of the film and see  how it was actually done.The film was called good fellas and old gangsta film made in 1990. we created it in a storyboard of each camera movement and shoty type and then drew and example of it to help us remember and relate to which shot is which.

Media practical 2

Today we learnt subjective camera work where we as the audience become the charactor. we watched jaws and the begging is underwater and we can tell exactly when the shark is coming as the music helps us to suggest this ,as it creates tension. At the beggining we never actually see jaws but always know because of the effective music.

We then watched the begging of touch of evil which is presented as one continuous shot throuhgout the whole film.At the beginning we witness a close up of a bomb timer being set and shadows created on the walls. There is then a crane shot up and over.The producer was albert zugsmith which was written by orson wells. the music is also over lapped and diegetic throghout as its played on a radio.

Media theory 1

AS Media theory blog;

In our theory lessons we have been looking at the mise -en -scene annalysing everything in the frame. also making decisions at what type of audience the films are aimed at whether being mainstream , niche, demographics and pysco demographics. we have watched a series of clips and also the begginging of moulon rouge looking at the denotation and connotation of the set and location , lighting ,props, costumes and the diegetic sound and non deigetic sound. also learning to identify the genre.

i will be blogging frequently i hope you enjoy them.

Media practical 1

This is my first As media practical blog;

During our AS media lessons we have been vieweing the openings of lost of different types of films commenting on them with the approproiate media langauge we have also been learning further language to develop our media projects. we have looked at many films such as Hot Fuzz , Citizen Kane  and Back to the future looking at the camera angles , and diegetic sound and non diegetic sound.Also how the opening of the film makes us feel about the charactors and the choices the directors have made.

This will help us to think about are opening scences as soon we will be creating our own opening scences. i will be blogging frequently i hope you enjoy them.